IRVING, Texas -- In 1977, the Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl XII with their first version of the Triplets, although nobody called Roger Staubach, Drew Pearson and Tony Dorsett that.
That nickname came about in the 1990s when the Cowboys won Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII and XXX with Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith.
By picking Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth overall pick Thursday, the Cowboys are hoping their newest version of the Triplets -- Tony Romo, Dez Bryant and Elliott -- can deliver them back to a Super Bowl for the first time in 21 years.